Icon

    (Milestone, 1993-1997)
Milestone

Icon is one of Milestone’s more interesting takes on the subject of racial relations. Its title character, Augustus Freeman, is an alien who crashed on our planet over 150 years ago, taking the form of a black human baby. Extremely long-lived, he is now a conservative lawyer, living in a suburb of Dakota. Until recently, he had concentrated on his own affairs. Then a gang of youngsters broke into his house and tried to burglarize it. The would-be thieves were stunned, however, when Freeman took several shots to the chest, only to rise again, and fly after them.

Later, a young girl named Raquel came to visit Freeman. She had been along with the other teens that night, but when she saw what he could do, she had other thoughts. She returned to challenge Freeman to be an icon—a super-powered symbol of hope to his people. And of course, she, a street-smart liberal, would be his sidekick.
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1993
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    1st Appearance of Icon; 1st Appearance of Rocket; 1st Appearance of S.H.R.E.D.; Origin of Icon; Origin of Rocket
    24 copies from $11.62
  • 1/CS
    #1 Collector’s Set
    May 1993
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Poster; Trading card
    42 copies from $29.95
  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    1st Appearance of Payback
    51 copies from $1.75
  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    12 copies from $0.99
  • 4
    #4
    Aug 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Rocket’s pregnant
    5 copies from $2.26
  • 5
    #5
    Sep 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Versus Blood Syndicate
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  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Versus Blood Syndicate
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  • 7
    #7
    Nov 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie, Erica Helene  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    4 copies from $1.45
  • 8
    #8
    Dec 1993
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Origin of Icon
    6 copies from $2.87
  • 9
    #9
    Jan 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    5 copies from $3.98
  • 10
    #10
    Feb 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Versus Holocaust
    4 copies from $7.98
  • 11
    #11
    Mar 1994
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    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Ron Wilson
    1st Appearance of Todd Loomis
    11 copies from $5.30
  • 12
    #12
    Apr 1994
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    W: Jaqueline Ching  ·  A: Wilfred
    1st Appearance of Gideon’s Cord
    6 copies from $8.50
  • 13
    #13
    May 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    1st Appearance of Buck Wild
    4 copies from $9.99
  • 14
    #14
    Jun 1994
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    W: Mark D. Bright  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    2 copies from $8.00
  • 15
    #15
    Jul 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    11 copies from $3.75
  • 16
    #16
    Aug 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    7 copies from $4.75
  • 17
    #17
    Sep 1994
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    W: Mark D. Bright, Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    4 copies from $6.98
  • 18
    #18
    Oct 1994
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    W: Adam Blaustein  ·  A: Prentis Rollins
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  • 19
    #19
    Nov 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    5 copies from $6.98
  • 20
    #20
    Dec 1994
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright, ChrisCross, John Paul Leon
    3 copies from $4.98
  • 21
    #21
    Jan 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Mothership Connection Conclusion
    8 copies from $1.99
  • 22
    #22
    Feb 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    1st Appearance of New Rocket
    6 copies from $1.64
  • 23
    #23
    Mar 1995
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    W: Mark D. Bright  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    6 copies from $1.99
  • 24
    #24
    Apr 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Rocket’s baby born
    4 copies from $4.99
  • 25
    #25
    May 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Giant-size
    3 copies from $9.98
  • 26
    #26
    Jun 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Robert Walker, Jeffrey Moore
    Versus Oblivion
    3 copies from $9.98
  • 27
    #27
    Jul 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Icon returns from space
    5 copies from $9.98
  • 28
    #28
    Aug 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    The Long Hot Summer
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  • 29
    #29
    Sep 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    The Long Hot Summer
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  • 30
    #30
    Oct 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Funeral of Buck Wild
    4 copies from $9.98
  • 31
    #31
    Nov 1995
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    4 copies from $9.98
  • 32
    #32
    Dec 1995
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    W: Greg Middleton  ·  A: Elim Mak
    5 copies from $1.99
  • 33
    #33
    Jan 1996
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    W: Mark D. Bright  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    4 copies from $4.99
  • 34
    #34
    Feb 1996
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 35
    #35
    Mar 1996
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    2 copies from $9.98
  • 37
    #37
    Sep 1996
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    W: Jaqueline Ching  ·  A: J.J. Birch
    Icon in the 1920s
    4 copies from $3.99
  • 38
    #38
    Oct 1996
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Versus Holocaust
    3 copies from $6.50
  • 39
    #39
    Nov 1996
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Versus Holocaust
    3 copies from $18.00
  • 42
    #42
    Feb 1997
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    W: Dwayne McDuffie  ·  A: Mark D. Bright
    Final Issue
    1 copy for $44.98